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Born Again (1978) -- Director Markie Hancock's evangelical upbringing and her 20-year struggle to get out

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Director:
Irving Rapper
Writer:
Walter Bloch (writer)
Release Date:
October 1978 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
For everyone who ever wanted a chance to start over.
Plot:
Charles Colson was involved in the infamous Watergate scandal that brought down the administration of former President Richard Nixon... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Weak and of little interest more (3 total)

Cast

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Dean Jones ... Charles W. Colson

Anne Francis ... Patty Colson

Jay Robinson ... David Shapiro

Dana Andrews ... Tom Phillips
Raymond St. Jacques ... Jimmy Newsom
George Brent ... Judge Gerhard Gesell
Harold Hughes ... Senator Harold Hughes (as Senator Harold Hughes)
Billy Graham ... Himself
Harry Spillman ... President Richard M. Nixon
Scott Walker ... Scanlon
Robert Gray ... Paul Kramer

Arthur Roberts ... Al Quie
Ned Wilson ... Douglas Coe
Dean Brooks ... Dick Howard
Christopher Conrad ... Christian 'Chris' Colson
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Runtime:
110 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG | Iceland:L
Company:
AVCO Embassy Pictures more

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Final film of George Brent. more

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Weak and of little interest, 23 June 2007
4/10
Author: mobile707 (mobile707@hotmail.com) from DeKalb Co., Georgia

Spiritual awakenings and conversions are probably the most difficult subjects to effectively portray on screen. And much as I have enjoyed many of Dean Jones' performances down through the years, I can't say that he made Colson's conversion dramatically credible to me. I realize that this movie was not intended to tell the story of Watergate, yet in all honesty this chapter of Colson's life really doesn't make any sense except in the context of Watergate.

The movie's heart is in the right place but when it's all said and done, that's not enough reason to spend two hours of your life watching mediocrity.

I had to laugh at the comment from 2002 which seemed to say that (1) Colson's pre-Christian life was sleazy, so (2) therefore, his post-conversion life was not to be taken seriously. Our correspondent from Maine could not have missed the point any more completely than that. But for someone who evidently despises the "Born Again bunch" I suppose it is not surprising.

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